Alto saxophonist Owen Brady and guitarist Jackson Peters will perform two sets, rendering a mix of familiar and obscure pieces of jazz repertoire, orchestral excerpts, film scores, and originals. Jackson Peters is a graduate from Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in guitar performance. Known for his range and versatility, he has performed alongside a wide […]

With guest drummer Joe Pulice Like a good many before him, singer and pianist Andrew Walesch manages to encapsulate the sophistication of a cosmopolite and the self-effacing charm of a country boy. Leading his all-star big band, showman Andrew Walesch kidnaps the Blue Eyes tradition and makes it his own in his jazz-bent Sinatra revue. […]

Vocalist Aby Wolf returns to Berlin with piano virtuoso Kavyesh Kaviraj and first-call drummer Pete James Johnson to present a collaborative set of originals and select covers (arranged by Johnson and Kaviraj) for the Twin Cities’ brilliant Laurels String Quartet. This stellar supergroup convenes once in a blue moon. Don't miss it. Band Members: Erica […]

Take That Back started as the meeting-of-the-minds of two veteran musicians, Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield. Drawn together by a passion for original music, both bandleaders are composers and improvisers, each with her own unique musical voice. Joan Hutton plays bass clarinet and alto sax, and Sue Orfield plays the tenor sax. The group released […]

MetroNOME is proud to announce that the Green Line Quintet will have a year long residency at MetroNOME Brewery. You will have five fabulous opportunities to hear this amazing young group. Green Line is a five piece jazz + funk band based in Minneapolis. Aidan Firchow, Colin Fitzsimmons, Matt Healy, Nathan Klaers, and Trevor Loewe […]

Drummer Chresten Hyde, guitarist Toivo Hannigan and bassist Dan Carpel perform a mix of old and new standards, deep cuts, and improvisation. Drawing on a wide variety of influences both inside and outside of jazz, they bring a modern, fresh approach to the guitar trio. Chresten Hyde is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter based in […]

Kenny Garrett’s latest release, 2021’s Sounds from the Ancestors, is a multi-faceted album. The music, however, doesn’t lodge inside the tight confines of the jazz idiom. Here, this is not surprising: the alto saxophonist and composer acknowledges Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye as significant touchstones. Miles Davis’ seminal LP, On the Corner, subverted its main guiding lights […]

Twin Cities saxophonist Paul Harper brings a stellar quartet into Fingal’s Cave. Paul Harper – Tenor Saxophone Phil Aaron – Piano Tom Lewis – Bass Nathan Norman – Drums

Bassist Yohannes Tona, a core member of Cory Wong’s touring band, will showcas his own world-jazz compositions at Berlin. Band Members: Yohannes Tona - Bass/Compositions Matt Berry - Guitar Wendell Henry - Drums Steven Hobert - Keys Pete Whitman - Sax ⊹ Yohannes Tona was born in Awassa, a vibrant city in southern Ethiopia where […]

Kenny Garrett’s latest release, 2021’s Sounds from the Ancestors, is a multi-faceted album. The music, however, doesn’t lodge inside the tight confines of the jazz idiom. Here, this is not surprising: the alto saxophonist and composer acknowledges Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye as significant touchstones. Miles Davis’ seminal LP, On the Corner, subverted its main guiding lights […]